Shoe-support.



J. H. MEACHAM.

SHOE SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED MAY13, 191s.

L295S @2% Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

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JOHN H. MEACHAM, or ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASEIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MEETS, T0 UNITED, SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, OF PATEEsoN, NEW JERSEY,

a coaroaa'rrou or NEW JEasEY.

snoE-surronr.

Application filed May 13, 1915. Serial No. 27,818.

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. MEACHAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Straflord and State of New Hampshire, have inventedcertain Improvements in Shoe-Supports, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures. a

Thisinvention relates to pulling-over machines and' particularly to the shoe supporting mechanism of such machines,

In the manufacture of shoes having white and colored uppers there has occurred more or less discoloration of the heel portion of the uppers at the points where the heel rest engages the shoe. In the operation of the machine the shoe is positioned against'the sole rest and the upper is seized and pulled andthen the heel rest, which isprovided with a V-shaped recess in its front face, is advanced into'engagement with the shoe, the rest being laterally movable so that it can adapt its position laterally tothe position of the shoe heel, and thereafter the rest rigidly holdstheheel portion of the shoe against displacement during the succeeding operations of the machine upon the shoe. The construction and arrangement for pro ducing these results is fully explained in United States LettersPatent No. 1,029,387,

granted June 11, 1912," on application of Ronald F. McFeely. It is at the points on opposite sides of the middle of the heel where the inclined side walls of the rest engage theshoe that the discoloration is liable to occur on colored goods. To overcome this difficulty is the object of this invention, and this is accomplished as herein shown by providing the heel rest with a linerhaving such characteristics as will prevent bruising, marring, staining or otherwise discoloring shoe uppers. Preferably the liner will be so constructed and arranged that itcan be readily removed and replaced so that different liners may be usedwith difierent colors of shoe uppers and thereby avoid stain ing one shoe by transferring to it coloring material whiehhasbeen rubbed off fromam other shoe. With this particular object in Specification of Letters Patent.

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view one embodiment of the invention comprises a liner which may be made at a very small cost so that an ample number of them may be kept on hand and they may be thrown away when they become soiled.

Another function which the liner may serve in accordance with another feature of this invention is that of affording a support adapted to the "size andshape of the shoe which is to be rested upon it. There is an obvious practical advantage in equipping the machine with a single heel rest, and this rest and its operating mechanism have been arranged as explained in the said McFeely patent for self adaptation to various lengths of shoes. It is found, however, that in pulling-over childrens shoes, the heel rest of saidpatent does not afford adequate support against downward displacement of the heel portion of those small shoes, and for dealing with this situation there has been produced the heel rest construction disclosed in United States Letters Patent No. l,113,085,granted Oct. 6, 1914 on application of Orrell Ashton. In accordance with the feature of the present invention here under consideration, the advantages of a readily replaceable liner are combined with the advantages of the last mentioned patent, the same being embodied in a readily removable liner constructed and arranged to prevent injury or discoloration of delicate upper stock and to present, when in position upon the heel rest of the machine, appropriately arranged supporting surfaces to uphold the heel portion of a childs shoe, the

surfaces being preferably arranged at a with the accompanying drawing, and will beparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a side view of a ulling-over machine provided with one em odiment of my invention, and shows in dotted lines the position of the shoe beii'ig pulled over by the machine;

Fig.2 shows in perspective the heel rest of the machine with one forml of my linei attached thereto; V

Fig. 3 shows in pcrs mctive another form of liner attached to the heel rest; 1

Fig. i" is aperspective view, partly in section, of the heel rest provided with another form of liner having additional functions;

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Fig. 5 s a plan v1ew t Fig. 4.

In" Fig. I of the drawings thenumeral 2' indicates the heel rest of a; pulling-over ma machine starts to bring therest into contact with the shoe held by the grippers ;lh 1tl and to sustain theshoe during the pullingover operation. .ilf leehanism.not shown provided [for .1001 rcarwa rd vmovement.

The liner for the heel rest Qmaycomprise the constructionshown in Fig. 2; in which is a skeleton frame fitted to the inner face of the rest 2 and having top portions 22 formed as hooks which engage over the top edge oftherest to keep the skeleton frame from dropping down, and other exten'sions 24-, which are adapted-to engage the lower edge of therest tolhold .the frame yieldi'ngly in place upon therest. 1f de sired. the framemay have lateral portions 26 forn' ed .to engage over the side edgesof the rest, This, however, is not essential: On therearface the-skeleton frame 2 0, which comes hext to th'e' -est, is cemented a ca-nvas backing QS and on the front face of the i 's e slid a i s rest, with whichtherear portion of the shoe comes nto contact, is cemented a fabriclinings30, for example of. hard felt, the felt serving to prevent staining or other-injury to the delicate upper materials. As the heel restmoves forward into contact with the shoe .and one oflthe inclined faces of the liner comeslinleont act withthe heel portion of the slioe the felt surfaoe of .the linenwill slide over cither side of the heelportion of theshoe with which itmay come in' contact without undue friction; and will move laten ally with the rest until it finds itsproper location'with: both bearing. faces ,in contact withv the rear vportion of theshoe, where-- upon, when further pressure is applied; it becomeslocked in its lateral position.

In. Fig.3a somewhat modified form of construction is shown,.in which the ,frame for holding the felt, instead of flbeing skeletonized, extends substantially :QYQI the en:

the ed es of the frame and is secured to .b a U the back thereof so as to prevent any tendency for the felt to be displaced by the rub hing action of the felt against the shoe as the rest is brought into operative posit on,

Preferably; the edge of the frame 'is'bent rearwardly asiat :32 and the felt brought over and tucked under the rearwardly bent portion of the frameas at. 34,1 the felt and frame then being secured in assembled relation by crimpingdown; the edge of theframe upon. the edge of the felt, as shown.

. Zllheliner may. comprise alight aluminum frame 36 as shown in Fig. lwhichoprefer ably has a" continuous inner face, but :is honcycomhed at the ha ck. or otherwise provided with {intersectingrihs, whereby it is-renderedlight andstrong." Holes a8 maybe pro. vided along the outer wall of the attachment, which serve. not only-to ,din i nish' the weightoffthe attachment but enable-it to Zbe readily grasped by the fingers of the operator for removal @anclreplacement: The attachinghooks 22 are, formed integral with theframe 36., as in theother constructions shown, but ,the membersflefor yieldingly holding theattachment; in position are pre: ferahly formed-as; separate spring members riveted at 450,190 the frame 3 6.j ,-l-he inner faces of the (frame 36am arrangfldfat' an angle more acute than-jare ,the faces of the rest proper, as shown in- Fig. =5, ,and ,conse quently this liner is betteradaptefd-to sus tain the; rear end of small shoes than one hayinga less-aeute angle, since the rear part of the shoe wedges more tightly into the angle and offers-more resistancetoflthepull of the toe gripper vvhioh tfillds to turn :the shoe last alooutthe sole, rest as minimum. A. fahric, cover similar to those shown I in EigsQy and 8 isprovided. This cover may he attachedto thee-frame, .36 by slotsor groovestl :Eor1 ned1 in the top; and bottom of the frame 3.6 to aceom nodatethe attaching meansas shown. I

Havingthns described my invention, what I claimas new and desire/t0 secure by-Lettors Patent of the UnitedflStates is: 1 V

1. In a pulling-over machine, ,the coml) 1I1 E1l7iQn;Wlth a heel rest, of a linertherefor Presenting a non-rigid shoe 1 -.engaging sur face and'ispring .clasps forflengagement around theupper and-lower edges-ofthe heel rest. 1

1 2. In a pulling-over nacl 1ine, the come bination With a heel. rest,; of a lineritherefor comprising acgsheet imetall frame having spring clasps for engagement with; the edges of therest; a facing, and; a back-ingofiiiabric semitedt the-fram In a pullingover machine, the combination with a heel rest having faces inclined to each other, of a liner therefor comprising a frame presenting toward the shoe faces arranged at a less angle to each other than those of the heel rest to afford vertical support for the heel end portion of the shoe, and a non-rigid shoe engaging cover detachably secured to said frame.

4. In a pulling-over machine, the c0mbination with a heel rest, of a liner for the inner faces of the rest, said liner being detachably secured to the rest and having a non-metallic face secured to said liner to prevent injury by staining of the parts of shoes which contact with the liner, the work contacting faces of the liner being arranged at a less angle to each other than are the faces of the rest which they line.

5. In a pulling-over machine, the com bination with a heel rest, of a liner comprising a non-corrodible covering for the inner or work contacting faces of the rest, and attaching means for holding the liner to the rest comprising means on the liner arranged to engage the upper edge of the rest and resilient means to engage under the lower edge of the rest.

6. In a pulling-over machine, the combination with a heel rest, of a liner comprising a composite lining for the inner faces of the rest, said lining including a fabric layer and a metallic layer, said layers bein cemented together, and resilient attaching means on the metallic layer for de tachably securing the lining to the rest.

7. In a pulling-over machine, the combination with a heel rest having work-engaging faces arranged at substantially right angles to each other, of a liner for the rest, the work contacting faces of the liner being constructed and arranged at an acute angle to the faces of the rest and intersecting in a line extending substantially in the direction of the back seam of a shoe held in said rest so that the heel portion of a small shoe Will. be gripped and held frictionally against vertical movement.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN H. MEAGIIAM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

